BSU Revised academic Calendar: Following the conditional suspension of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU nation-wide strike, the Senate of the Benue State University, Makurdi, held its emergency meeting on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at the Senate Chambers to re-open the University for the continuation of academic activities.
The Senate considered and approved the proposed Revised Academic Calendar for the Second Semester, 2017/2018 Academic Session for regular students presented by the Director, Academic Planning and Quality Assurance, Prof. Simon Terver Ubwa, as attached below.
Students are therefore encouraged to resume for the continuation of their studies which was truncated as result of the strike.
BSU Academic Calendar For 2nd Semester, 2017/2018
1. Friday, 8th February, 2019 – Academic Staff resume from 13 weeks National Strike, Academic actives resume
2. Monday, 11th February, 2019 – Friday, 15th February, 2019 – Online registration for all categories of Students [1 Weeks] 3. Monday 11th February, 2019 – Friday, 15th February, 2019 – Release of Lecture Timetable and Course allocation [1 Week] 4. Monday, 18th February, 2019 – Friday 10th May, 2019 – Lectures [12 weeks] 5. Monday, 18th February, 2019 – Saturday, 23rd February, 2019 – Late Registration/Lectures [1 Week] 6. Friday, 8th March, 2019 – Add/Drop of elective(s) End of Add/Drop of Elective(s)
7. Monday, 8th April, 2019 – Saturday, 13th April, 2019 – First Continuous Assessment/Lectures [1 Week] 8. Monday, 29th April, 2019 – Saturday, 4th May, 2019 – Second Continuous Assessment/Lectures [1 Week] 9. Monday, 13th May, 2019 – Wednesday, 15th May, 2019 – Semester Examination: GST/EPS Courses [0.4 Week] 10. Thursday, 16th May 2019 – Saturday, 8th June, 2019 – Undergraduate Courses (Using Cluster System) [3.6 Weeks] 11. Monday, 10th June, 2019 – Saturday, 15th June, 2019 – Semester Examination Continued:
12. Postgraduate Courses – 1 Week
13. Monday 24th June, 2019 – Departmental board meets on Undergraduate results 3 Weeks after 2nd Semester Examination
14. Monday, 1st July, 2019 – Faculty board meets on results 4 weeks after 2nd Semester Examination
15. Thursday, 25th July, 2019 – Senate meets on Undergraduate/Post Graduate Results 7/6 Weeks after 2nd Semester Examination for Undergraduate/Postgraduate
16. Monday, 8th July, 2019 – Departmental Postgraduate Committee meets on Results 3 weeks after 2nd Semester Examination
17. Monday 22nd July, 2019 -Postgraduate School Board meets on Results 5 weeks after 2ndSemester Examination
18. Monday, 17th June, 2019 – Saturday, 29th June, 2019 – Second Semester Break [2 Weeks]
National Public Holidays:
Friday, 19th and Monday, 22nd April, 2019 (Easter);
Wednesday, 1st May, 2019 (Workers Day);
Wednesday, 5th June and Thursday, 6th June, 2019 (Id el Fitr);
Wednesday, 12th June, 2019 (Democracy).
TOTAL DURATION
16 WEEKS (Undergraduates)
17 WEEKS (Post Graduates)
